Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Melissa Jo Peltier

@melissjpeltier.bsky.social

110K followers 8.3K following 24K posts

Veteran film/TV/media maker; NYT bestselling author; storyteller; dog mom. Direct descendant John Alden & Priscilla Mullins 1620. My American ancestors were defending democracy since 1776. 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 & #Ally 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 22h

Nor’easter winds & rain hitting the beach hard out here on the Cape this am.
#DailyZiggy bravely steps up to cuddle with mom & try to sleep through it!
#DogsOfBlueSky

5 7 90

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 1m

Probably.

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 1m

🎊🇺🇸🎉🎈✈️

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 1m

As a native Masshole, I heartily agree.

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 2m

💯
It’s a masterpiece.

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

Shazza B @shazzab.bsky.social · 13m

Ava DuVernay's doc should be mandatory viewing. And it’s free in YouTube.

youtu.be/krfcq5pF8u8?...

13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

youtu.be

2 1 1

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

Michael Greene @michaelgreene.bsky.social · 5m

Ask the two great white hunters.
Coke Don & Eric My wife can’t sing Trump.
They love killing defenseless animals.

2 3

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 8m

God, haven’t we done enough to the animals?

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 2h

The Republicans are always the ones who are against the animals.

apnews.com/article/seal...

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...

apnews.com

4 7 17

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

ah an approach so commonsensical that it needs billionaire donors to support it

Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 3h

It's tucked into this Atlantic article about Searchlight, but I actually want to read more about how the contrarian debate seems to be driven largely by one donor advisor and/or his billionaire clients.

22 100 770

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

Mike Meadway 🇪🇺 🇩🇰 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @mmeadway.bsky.social · 19h

I just read an article saying that a legal resident was given a $130 ticket because he "didn't have his papers".

So, we're now at the "papers, please" stage of things. I'm a natural-born US citizen, and I'm carrying my passport now because of this crap.

How far we've fallen...

16 57 200

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 17m

💯

Conrad Benner @streetsdept.bsky.social · 18h

Located on the African American Museum at 7th and Arch Streets, this 2024 mural by Ernel Martinez with Mural Arts and Worth Rises advocates that we #EndTheException to the 13th Amendment.

1 1 12

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

LESams @lsam22.bsky.social · 15h

8 66

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 18m

❤️

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2h

If you’re in New Jersey and not yet registered to vote, do it today! Voters have until the end of the day to register in time to help choose the state’s next governor.

NJ DOS - Division of Elections

The State of NJ site may contain optional links, information, services and/or content from other websites operated by third parties that are provided as a convenience, such as Google™ Translate. Google™ Translate is an online service for which the user pays nothing to obtain a purported language translation. The user is on notice that neither the State of NJ site nor its operators review any of the services, information and/or content from anything that may be linked to the State of NJ site for any reason. -Read Full Disclaimer -->

voter.svrs.nj.gov

12 530 1.1K

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2h

Can I use AI to block AI?

95 88 1.1K

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 22h

Nor’easter winds & rain hitting the beach hard out here on the Cape this am.
#DailyZiggy bravely steps up to cuddle with mom & try to sleep through it!
#DogsOfBlueSky

5 7 90

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 20m

Wow!!!!
A new family member!
Congrats!
Frannie’s 1 year anniversary is coming up. We miss her terribly.

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

drjruberti.bsky.social @drjruberti.bsky.social · 1h

Was a wild weekend on the Cape. Glad Ziggy is well. Still remember Frannie’s zoomies on the beach. We just added Muffin to Pixel and Calypso.

1 1 4

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 1d

'Long and painful nightmare finally over,' Trump tells Israel's parliament

Adding to the jubilant atmosphere in the room were politicians' chants of "Trump, Trump, Trump".

Funnily enough it was Biden in his January farewell address where a hostage and swap deal was*

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Long and painful nightmare finally over,' Trump tells Israel's parliament

The US president was applauded by Israeli lawmakers for his role in brokering an Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

www.bbc.co.uk

2 2 10

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 1d

*first put into place, Trump then didn't build on this or follow through, allowing the war to drag for another 9 months.

It appears to have been in fact Israel's strike on Qatar that suddenly got Middle Eastern leaders to lean on Trump - who pushed through this ceasefire and and end to the war.

1 1 9

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 22h

Far-right rabble rouser, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was stopped at the border in a silver Bentley SUV with thousands in cash, a trial has heard.

The serial fraudster was stopped driving a high value car not registered to him with thousands of pounds in the car.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Tommy Robinson refused to give police phone PIN after being stopped on Benidorm drive

The 42-year-old was driving a Bentley SUV to the Spanish tourist hotspot when he was stopped

www.independent.co.uk

10 50 140

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

Luigi is a folk hero! 🇵🇸 🇸🇩 @seriesjunkie.bsky.social · 6h

Hello everyone.

Antifa is not a real organization.

Proud Boys are.

Oath Keepers are.

Patriot Front is.

KKK is.

Heritage Foundation is.

Antifa is not.

Thanks for your attention.

26 340 1K

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 30m

Obscene.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

FLORIDA now requires public schools to share space with charter schools, and “one charter operator intends to occupy space in more than 100 public schools (!)” 🤔

Privatizing public schools at breakneck speed, filling their pockets with taxpayer funds. www.fox13news.com/news/charter...

7 15

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

youtu.be

160 1.7K 4.6K

Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 34m

Yes!!!
Nice work, Boston!!

Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 3h

Logan Airport not playing those Kristi Noem/TSA shutdown propaganda videos
www.universalhub.com/2025/logan-a...
#Boston #TSA

2 1 20

Reposted by Melissa Jo Peltier

🧟‍♂️ doc shartmanstein 🧟‍♂️ @docshartman.bsky.social · 15h

someone told me the only thing flat earthers fear is sphere itself and I’m bursting at the seams waiting for the perfect moment to deploy this while out amongst polite company

3 10 53